Missouri Battleship Launched at Newport News Yard
Newport News Va Dec 28 The battleship Missouri was launched Saturday at 11 12 o clock with 15000 spectators estimated present The sponsor Miss Marion Cockrell daughter of Senator Cockrell performed the champagne ritual Secretary Long attended with other officials and guests The ceremony featured three cheers for the sponsor the army and navy and the shipyard Secretary Long spoke on naval appropriations and national defense noting the navy should match Americas expanding world role and commerce The event also drew Mrs Roosevelt and officials from Washington and St Louis.
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Depew Palmer Wedding Ushers in Two Services in Nice
Senator Chauncey M Depew and Miss May Palmer wed in a Catholic ceremony at Notre Dame Nice followed by an American church rite attended by English and American residents. A guard from the USS Albany and off duty officers observed the simple, unostentatious events with music from Lohengrin.
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Panama Canal Buyout Talks Surface in Paris
Paris Dec 28 M Lampre secretary general of the Panama Canal company sails for New York to pursue overtures for sale of canal property to the United States. The price may be about 40 million dollars though not yet fixed as the company has not made a final decision.
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Missouri appears in ivory gown at event with Depew
A slender brunette in an ivory satin gown trimmed with orange blossoms attended a formal event alongside Senator Depew who wore a white flower in his buttonhole, both appearing radiant and happy.
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Schley Case Counsel Meet Over Civil Action Plans
Admiral Bohley and counsel from Baltimore met at his Richmond apartment to decide on potential civil action against the author and publisher of the Maclay history. News of the conference was withheld, and no public developments were announced.
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Chicago and North Western to extend line toward Erio Town
An Evening Wisconsin special from Fond du Lac reports the Chicago and North Western Railway will begin work next spring on extending the line from Princeton to Erio Town, a distance of about 40 miles. The report cites reliable authority.
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Dense fog wrecks two trains with multiple fatalities
Debris and fire followed a dense fog wreck of the Cannon Ball express from Montreal to Houston near Nashua New Hampshire. Two engineers died, two injured, and several passengers suffered injuries as the collision with an extra freight sparked a brief fire.
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Missionary Stone’s captors seek aid as dragoman and treasurer depart
In Constantinople on December 28, W. W. Peet treasurer of the missionary society and M. Gardiala dragoman left Salomon on December 17 to reach the interior for news on Mise Stone. The US legation pressured provincial authorities for access to secure release. Spencer Kedy met the sultan on Thursday.
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Treasury Bays Rotten eG New York Dea i The New
Treasury authorities disclose a block of eight million dollars linked to a New York firm and Dea actions amid investigations. Officials outline the scheme and the parties involved while detailing steps taken to seize assets and pursue charges.
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